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Environmental Health

Council has a role in ensuring that the Public Health of residents and visitors to the municipality is maintained and improved when possible.

Community Compliance Charter
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Council adopted the Public Health Program in 1999 and this is used as a guide and measure of Council's Public Health activities which are monitored throughout the year.

Areas of responsibility include:

  • Immunisation
  • Notifiable Diseases
  • Nuisances, Complaints and Notifications
  • Recreational Water Sampling
  • Air & Noise
  • Special Plumbing Permits & Development Applications
  • Place of Assembly
  • Public Health Risk Activity
  • Essential Requirements for Commercial Food Premises
  • Food Application New/Renewal, Temp and Notification of a Food Business

Environmental Health Forms and Resources

Forms and resources

Fees and Charges

2025/2026 Fees & Charges

Fire, Hazards and Bushfires

Air Quality and Smoke

Tasmania has some of the cleanest air in the world.

Public Health

Committed to maintaining a high level of public health protection.

Food Businesses and Safety

Our Environmental Health Officers are responsible for monitoring food safety in the George Town municipality.

Nuisances, Complaints and Notifications

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